The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations is an introduction to international relations (IR) and offers comprehensive coverage of key theories and global issues. Edited by John Baylis, Patricia Owens, and Steve Smith.[1] It has nine editions,[2][3] first published in 1997, in this book leading scholars in the field introduce readers to the history, theory, structures, and key issues in IR, providing students with an ideal introduction and a constant guide throughout their studies.[4][5][6][7]
About the Author
Patricia Owens is author and professor. She is a Tutorial Fellow at Somerville College, Oxford and a professor of International Relations at University of Oxford.[8]
John Baylis is emeritus professor of politics and international relations and a former pro vice chancellor at Swansea University.[9]
Steve Smith is the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Exeter and Professor of International Studies.
Table of contents
Part One: International relations in a global era
- 1 "Introduction: from international politics to world politics" — John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens
- 2 "Globalization and global politics" — Anthony McGrew
Part Two: The historical context
- 3 "The evolution of international order" — George Lawson
- 4 "International history of the twentieth century" — Len Scott
- 5 "From the end of the cold war to the new world dis-order" — Michael Cox
- 6 "Rising powers and the emerging global order" — Andrew Hurrell
Part Three: Theories of world politics
- 7 "Liberal Internationalism" — Tim Dunne
- 8 "Marxist theories of international relations" — Stephen Hobden and Richard Wyn Jones
- 9 "Realism" — Or Rosenboim
- 10 "Feminism" — Helen M. Kinsella
- 11 "Post colonial and decolonial approaches" — Meera Sabaratnam
- 12 "Poststructuralism" — Lene Hansen
- 13 "Social constructivism" — Michael Barnett
Part Four: Structures and processes
- 14 "War and world politics" — Tarak Barkawi
- 15 "International and global security" — John Baylis
- 16 "Global political economy" — Nicola Phillips
- 17 "Gender" — Paul Kirby
- 18 "Race in world politics" — Robbie Shilliam
- 19 "International law" — Christian Reus-Smit
- 20 "International organizations in world politics" — Susan Park
- 21 "The United Nations" — Paul Taylor and Devon Curtis
- 22 "NGOs in world politics" — Jutta Joachim
- 23 "Regionalism in international affairs" — Edward Best and Thomas Christiansen
Part Five: International issues
- 24 "Environmental issues" — John Vogler
- 25 "Global health" — Sophie Harman
- 26 "Refugees and forced migration" — Ariadna Estévez
- 27 "Poverty, hunger and development" — Tony Evans
- 28 "Global trade and global finance" — Matthew Watson
- 29 "Terrorism and globalization" — James D. Kiras
- 30 "Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction" — Sheena Chestnut Greitens
- 31 "Nationalism, national self-determination and international relations" — John Breuilly
- 32 "Human rights" — Ratna Kapur
- 33 "Humanitarian intervention in world politics" — Alex J. Bellamy and Nicholas J. Wheeler
References
- ^ The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (8th ed.) at Google Books
- ^ "The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (Ninth Edition)". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations". The Globalization of World Politics. Oxford University Press. 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-186461-2.
- ^ "The Globalization of World Politics".
- ^ Angstrom, Jan (2009). Baylis, John; Smith, Steve; Owens, Patricia (eds.). "Transformative Learning through Globalization of World Politics". Cooperation and Conflict. 44 (2): 231–240. doi:10.1177/0010836709104432. ISSN 0010-8367. JSTOR 45084561.
- ^ Mayall, James (1998). Baylis, John; Smith, Steve; Bretherton, Charlotte; Ponton, Geoffrey; Brown, Chris; Clark, Ian; White, Brian; Little, Richard; Smith, Michael (eds.). "Globalization and International Relations". Review of International Studies. 24 (2): 239–250. doi:10.1017/S0260210598002393 (inactive 28 March 2025). ISSN 0260-2105. JSTOR 20097520.
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of March 2025 (link) - ^ Benner, Thorsten (1998). "Review of The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations". Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 39 (2): 459–460. ISSN 0032-3470. JSTOR 24199114.
- ^ "Patricia Owens".
- ^ Baylis, John; Owens, Patricia; Smith, Steve (2017). The Globalization of World Politics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198739852.